[meteorite-list] Battle Mountain Field report / strewn field conditions / etc.

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 15:20:47 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW-qaow_sM8TQyPXqh3w85C2-cW2O5FGVs=jsQ1q61M74Q_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Gang,

Is it just me, or does the meteorite the miner is holding look more
weathered or desert-varnished than a fresh fall should be? The
"crust" looks light-medium brown and somewhat glossy. It looks the
way one would expect a lightly-weathered and moderately wind-polished
specimen from NWA to look. This look more like a hot desert find that
has been laying around for a while. The crust is not blackened and
doesn't appear fresh. Perhaps the lighting conditions, flash, or
camera settings?

Just my two cents from the armchair peanut gallery.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 9/5/12, wahlperry at aol.com <wahlperry at aol.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have posted a few pictures of the strewnfield and a large chondrite
> on my website.A couple of the roads in the  area will be posted with No
> trespassing signs later this week. The reason is for mine safety
> regulations.The project supervisor was very nice and explained the
> biggest concern is safety.If anything was to happen on the mining clam,
> the site would be shut down.
>
> Thanks,
> Sonny
>
>
> http://www.nevadameteorites.com/nevadameteorites/Battle_Mt.html
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Received on Wed 05 Sep 2012 03:20:47 PM PDT